Silver Wolf - First Aid: Make a simple emergency kit and know how to use it

When discussing this requirement with your Cubs, make sure that you have a couple of examples to show them. Remember that this emergency kit should be small and compact enough to fit into the uniform pocket. It may be in a small tin, plastic container or just a plastic bag, but it must be waterproof.  The items can be changed according to what you think is most useful.   They need to know how to use each of the items in their kit.

Plastic bowl with lid per Cub

Black spray paint 

Electrical wire (pre-solder to LED and veroboard)

3W White LED per Cub

2 AA Batteries per Cub

Veroboard

Insulation tape

Split pins

Metal paper clips 

Pin

Constellation template (attached) 

Spray paint the bowls and lid black.

In the bowl, punch small pin holes in the shape of the constellations, using the template below.

On the lid, build the circuit as follows:

• Tape/glue the LED withtwo wires to the centre of the lid
• Connect the batteries together with insulation tape, facing opposite directions and touching the veroboard piece provided.  Test that current is flowing
  
• Place the small veroboards connected to LED onto a strip of insulation and attach to the battery pack
  

• Bend the paper clip into the shape of a switch.  Measure the distance and place the two split pins at the measured distance by pushing the legs through the lid
  
• Connect the wires to the split pins

• Paper clip acts as the switch

• Attach battery pack to side of the lid and tape in place

• Place the bowl back on the lid.  Use the paper clip to switch on and off

First Aid kit (not necessary but to show them where it is kept and what is in it that can be used in an emergency)

First Aid

1. Know the importance of summoning adult help in the case of accidents.
2. Show how to treat a simple cut and graze.
3. Show how to treat a bleeding nose.

Can use a fake wound for the cut/graze to make the activity more realistic.

Include burns if wanted as this is a common hazard at camps and in the kitchen that is not covered.

stick

stones

Which way is north? Whether you're lost in the woods or you're trying to install a sundial in your yard, you're bound to want to find true north from time to time, and chances are when the time comes you won't have a compass. What's more, even if you do have a compass, it will point to magnetic north, which changes with your location in the world.

TheShadow-Tip Method

 1    Place a stick upright in the ground so thatyou can see its shadow. Alternatively, you can use the shadow of a fixedobject. Nearly any object will work, but the taller the object is, the easierit will be to see the movement of its shadow, and the narrower the tip of theobject is, the more accurate the reading will be. Make sure the shadow is caston a level, brush-free spot.

 2     Mark the tip of the shadow with a smallobject, such as a pebble, or a distinct scratch in the ground. Try to make themark as small as possible so as to pinpoint the shadow's tip, but make sure youcan identify the mark later.

 3    Wait 10-15 minutes. The shadow tip willmove mostly from west to east in a curved line.

 4    Mark the new position of the shadow's tipwith another small object or scratch. It will likely move only a shortdistance.

5    Draw a straight line in the ground betweenthe two marks. This is an approximate east-west line.

6    Stand with the first mark (west) on yourleft, and the other (east) on your right. You are now facing mostly toward truenorth, regardless of where you are in the world. The illustration shows that the sun and marker at Points 1 is what is happening for Step 2. At Points 2, itshows what is happening for Step 4. This method is based on the fact that thesun moves across the sky from East to West.

Watch Method: Southern Hemisphere

 1    Use an analogue watch as above, and point the twelve o'clock mark (the number 12) of the watch toward the sun. If your watch is set to daylight saving time, point the one o'clock mark toward the sun.

2    Bisect the angle between the twelve o'clock mark (or one o'clock mark if using daylight saving time) and the hour hand to find the north-south line. If you're unsure which way is north, remember that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west no matter where you are. In the southern hemisphere, however, the sun is due north at midday.